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But Bilal [r] only replied, “
No, By
Allah, I will never renounce my
faith!
”
“
Do as I say
,” Umayyah screamed,
“
Or I will pulverize you and tear you
limb from limb.
”
“
I am not afraid of anyone but Allah,
and I will certainly not give up my
faith for anyone
,” Bilal [r] answered.
Umayyah then tied a rope around
Bilal’s [r] neck and had him
dragged through the streets of
Makkah.
Bilal [r] was kicked and beaten as
he was being pulled along but he
kept crying out, as loud as he could,
“
Ahad, the One Allah; Ahad, the
One Allah; Ahad, the One Allah!
”
Umayyah continued to torture Bilal
[r], every day in a different manner
but Bilal [r] patiently endured every-
thing. He was determined to make
